Burden of Pertussis in Adults Aged 50 Years and Older: A Retrospective Database Study in England.
Lauriane HarringtonEmmanuel ArisAmit B BhavsarNicolas JametEssè Ifèbi Hervé AkpoJason C SimeoneAnna RamondDimitra LambrelliJohn OppenheimerYan SergeriePiyali MukherjeeKinga H MeszarosPublished in: Infectious diseases and therapy (2023)
A pertussis diagnosis among adults aged ≥ 50 years resulted in significant increases in HCRU and DMC across several months around diagnosis. These results highlight the need for increased awareness of pertussis infection among adults aged ≥ 50 years and suggest that pertussis booster doses among this population should be considered.
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